John F. KennedySelf
Hubert H. HumphreySelf
Jacqueline KennedySelf
Robert F. KennedySelf
Muriel HumphreySelf
Robert DrewSelf
Joseph McBrideSelf - Kennedy Volunteer
Joseph JulianNarrator (voice)
Pierre SalingerSelf (uncredited)Why it may be worth watching
- Primary combines Documentary elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Primary
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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usa presidentelection campaignpresidential electionstagingmediademocracydirect cinema
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